Year: 2021

Status is an instinctive form of body language. It is fundamentally a defense mechanism. When you play high status, you are sending out the message, “don’t mess with me because I bite”. When you play low status, you are sending out the message, “don’t mess with me because I’m really not worth the effort.”

Public speaking or jumping out of a plane… which would you prefer to do? Given a choice, there are a lot of people out there who’d rather jump out of a plane (some of those without a parachute) than speak in front of others. Here are 4 tips to help you overcome your fear of public speaking.